Collapsible umbrella



May 15, 1923.

1,455,410 0.*W. F POSSELT coLLAPsIBLE UMBRELLA Filed March 1. 1922 Patented May 15, 1923.

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I rricnf OTTO W. F. POSSELT, OF NJV YORK, N. Y.

COLLAPSIBLE UMBRELLA.

Applcatonrle' March 1, 1922.. SerialNo. 540,207.

a new and useful Improvement in a Col-y lapsible Umbrella, of which' the following is a speccation.

llly invention relates to collapsible um brellas and its principal object is to provide a collapsible umbrella embodying a casing into which the umbrella is folded when not in use.

A further object of the invention is to provide an umbrella having`A a casing or `receptacle carried by one end of the staff of the umbrella so that when not in use the umbrella may be readily collapsed and entirely enclosed within the receptacle.

It is also an object of the invention to provide an umbrella of this character which will not be cumbersome to carry when set up or in operative position and when not in use may be stored in a. comparatively small space.

With the preceding and other objects and advantages in mind, the 'invention consists of the novel combination of elements, construction and operations to be hereinafter specifically referred to, claimed and illus- -trated in the accompanying drawings wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my'improved umbrella in operative position.

Fig. 2 is a view ofthe umbrella enclosed in the casing, partly in elevation and partly in section.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the casing or receptacle with the cover thereof removed, and l Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view taken on line 4 4 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawing in detail, wherein corresponding characters of reference denote corresponding parts throughout the several views, the numeral 5 designates a cylindrical casing vformed of any resilient material such as light steel and having the upper end thereof` open, this end being formed with a circumferential bead 6.

This casing 5 is formed with spaced longitudinal slits 7 from a point adjacentA its horizontal center to the open end thereof to afford a plurality of resilient arms 8. As shown in Fig. 3each pair of the slits 7 are cut on divergent lines so that the arms 8 may be moved `inwardly relative to each `other to assume the same Vposition shown in land toy allow these arms tointerfit with eachother when the casing or receptacle 1s in open position. Y In order to prevent the arms 8-from moving or springing' outwardly too far, resilient bands 10 are disposed within the casingv 5 an'd attachedv to the arms as indicatedfat 11.

An umbrella is designated at 12 -andinchicles a handle formed of telescopic sec` `tions 13, the lower one of which being disposed centrally 'within ythe casing 5 or receptacle and threadedly engaged withv a boss 14 formed upon the bottom 'of this receptacle. ribs of the umbrella vare provided with hinged joints 15 to permit the ribs to be folded upon themselves when the umbrellais to be collapsed or telescoped into the case.

ing or receptacle 5.

In order to cause the upper ends of the arms. 8 to hug the umbrella staff when the latter is in set up position, a rubber disk 16 is provided which is fixed to one ofthe sections 13 and formed with an annular flange adapted to engage the beading 6 and hold the arms against springing outwardly as shown in Fig. 1.

A pliable cone-shapedcover 18 for thev open end of the receptacle or casing 5 is mounted upon the umbrella 12 and is. adapt- As shown in Figs. 1- and 2, the ,p

ed to engage the head 6 when the umbrella I is received within thev housing or receptacle 5. y y f It Vis to be understood that the form of my invention herein shown and described 'is to be taken as ,a preferred example of the same,`

and that various changes in the shape, size and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing form the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subj oined claims. Having thus described my inventiom'what I claim as new' and desire to secure and protect by Letters Patent of the United States 1. 'An umbrella including a receptacle having an open end and provided with va plurality of longitudinal slits to afford a` plurality of resilient arms, thejumbrella including a telescopic staff supported centrally within said receptacle and adaptedl to be folded within the latter', an element carried by the staff and adapted to engage the upper ends of the arms to hold the same into hugging engagement; with' the staff, and `a vbrella'inoperative position, and a pliabler 'closure carried by the umbrella for engag- "ing the upper end ofthecasmg When the ijied by within the easing and adapted tor be folded Within the Same When not in use, an velement for holding the resilient armsinto hugging engagement with the umbrella staff when it' is in operative position, and'a closure car the umbrella for closing'the open end or fthe receptacle. 15

`formed of resilient material and having the lupper'end thereof open, an umbrella includ-k In a collapsible umbrella, a casing ing apsta supported centrally Within the casing, means for Causing `the upper end of l the casing'to hug the staff when the'uniumbrella is received therein. f y

4; umbrella including a tubular easing 1,455,1iio

formed of light resilientimaterial' and provided `With aA plurality of longitudinal; elitev to afford resilient arms, al collapsibleum-y brella supported Within the casing and cap able of beingv entirely y housed Within the same and adapted to :be Withdrawn theref from an element carried by the umbrella stall for engaging fthe upper ends of the arms to hold the same inwardly7 and a lconical closure CarriedL by vthe'- umbrella `and adapted to engage the upperen'd of the cas- .lng' v c* 5. An umbrella including a; tubular casingvided with a'plurality of longitudinal slitsI thereby affording resilient armsJ a collapsi bleumbrella supported Withinthe'easing and capable'of beingv entirely housedwithin formed of light resilient'material and lprothe Same and adapted to 'be Withdrawn therei from, resilient bands;l secured to the inner face of the arms and a closure carriedk by the umbrella and adapted toengage theA upper f end of the casingwhen 'then-umbrella' is enclosed therein;

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